a magazine thread that IS NOT a rant .. KUSTOMS ILLUSTRATED RULES !

i had heard of this magazine for a while but had never seen it . the other day i went to the auto book store here in burbank . and there it was. they had 3 different issues . i bought one of each .... this magazine is REALLY good . and devoted to the custom car ....i love it .....do we have some hambers who work on it ?.... if so i want to say '' good on ya '' ..... i will be subscribing soon....and getting a shirt ........keep up the good work ......

 

I wholeheartedly agree. I love the fact that it's a no filler, all trad., kustom magazine. Something that was sorely lacking before.

Jake

 

i've heard about that mag too. i haven't been able to find it anywhere and living in the middle of the desert doesn't help. are there any distributors like hastings, borders, barnes & noble?

_T

 

i have seen it on ebay ..... they are like 6 bux on ebay i think ...buy one and check it out ....maybe one of the guys on here who sell magazines carries it too ....

 

the magazine is put out by Luke Karosi from the Road Agents in Ct...check out his website, www.kustomsillustrated.com for ordering info...my opinoin is that this is hands down the best mag out there right now, well put togethor, all kustoms, and heavy on the East Coast stuff, just how i like it...bob

 

I believe you can order them online frm the hot rod company web site.

 

Great magazine and Luke is a real nice guy. Luke and his brother Matt are true car guys, too...not some fly-by-nighters tryin to make a quick buck.

 

Luke is a wicked cool guy, and he told me he's getting more into the rod scene. Has anyone seen the rod mag he came out with?

Cliky: http://www.autowonderland.ca/store/kustomsillustrated/hotrodsannual.html

 

You can get Kustoms Illustrated and lots of other cool magazines from HAMBer Side Valve at www.thehotrodcompany.com Free shipping for HAMBers.
Max

 

I've got all of them (even got the T-shirt!) and Luke does a great job on it. I look forward to every issue. I think I need to up my subscription though. I have never seen it at any book store. Issue 1 is sold out, but it pops up on Ebay once in awhile.

 

how many are there ?

 

I just picked up 3 issues at the round up and agree totally!
Great Mag!

 

Yep. It's just like Kustoms Illustrated, except with hot rods.

 

By far, one of the best rags on the rack.
I was hooked from the first copy.
No Kustom car guy should be without it.
Quality.

 

Totally agree - Luke is doing a great job. I like hot rods just fine, but it is so cool to have a whole magazine with nothing but customs.

In addition, it is cool that it is sort of right-coast oriented, so I get to see alot of cars that I wouldn't normally get to see - like a whole 'nuther world.

Long live Kustoms Illustrated!

 

thanks for the info guys!

_T

 

I completely agree! I love this mag so much. I wish they would make it into a full sized deal. The only thing I kind of dislike is that some of the pages are just so crammed with cars, it is hard to make out some of the details. But if it was a full sized mag, I dont think it would be as bad. Hint hint...

 

luke is a good friend of mine and occasionaly lurks here.. i just emailed him this link.. so he sees what you guys have to say.

 

Chimes in. I agree, this rag kicks serious booty! No kulture, just cars with some tech.

Oh and the Hot Rod mag he started up rocks just as much.

 

Hey Travis. PM me your address. I'll send you a copy as thanks for letting me use your artwork.

~M

 

There are four out so far but you will prob have a hard time finding #1. I had some extra copies but gave all my extras away. Luke has used some pix I took before and has more to use if he wants. Great guy and great magazine, it and Iron(soon to come out from HAMBer RPW) are the only real custom mags.

 

PM'd you!

Thanks!

_T

 

Yes, KI's an excellent mag. I push it over here via swaps and my website. There's not a lot of kustom guys here, so it's been slow to pick up but, as one of the other guys said above, it's possibly the best little mag out there.....at least kustoms-wise. It's got a real devote following a****st those that do buy it from me........and they're not idiots either, so they know what they're looking at.

It should stay a small zine though.

 

Absolutely a great mag! Luke kicks *** and really knows his cars. He paid me to say that...

Spike

 

Luke is a person who enjoys what he likes to do HOT RODS & CUSTOMS
He is a car person and a good friend

 

http://www.thehotrodcompany.com/

This link is all you need. They have all the mags you want, and I get delivery in about 2 days. Fast service, good packaging, current and back issues, a HAMBer, what more do you need?-MIKE

 

best mag out at the moment that ive seen... especially that
its all kustoms!!!!
i scored issue no1 off a guy the other day... i dont think it
was his to sell!!! oh well, mine now!!!!!
dave.

 

Well in that case I need to say that Luke is a really, really great guy who really likes Kustoms and his brother is an equally nice guy (and Luke's neighbor) who holds up the Rod side of the family. The Hot Rod Annual was done to get rid of all the rod photos's Luke had gotten and couldn't use in his Kustoms (only) Illustrated mag. I think his bro put him up to it. Working so well that I'm sure we'll se more issues (and probably in less than a year). Did he ever mention that he designs car club plaques on the side? I'll post one if you ask nice

 

Just got my shirt in the mail yesterday, like it a lot. The mag is great and I always support the Right Coast.-MIKE

 

I already did another thread on how much ****per Luke kicks!!!!